Nizāmī | |
Location: | Borealis quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | 70.46°N -166.71°W |
Eponym: | Nizami Ganjavi |
Nizāmī is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Nizami is named for the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, who lived from 1141 to 1209.[2]
To the northwest of Nizāmī is Saikaku crater. To the north is Van Dijck, to the southwest is Martial, and to the south is the large crater Verdi.